@EvanDaniels Junior Tyler Foster is visiting VCU tomorrow, per a source. He will make his college choice next week. Down to Dayton, Georgetown & VCU.

Seems like a done deal to Georgetown. Offered by the pseudo-hometown Hoyas on June 1, shortly thereafter sets his commitment date. Four 247 Crystal Ball predictions have him suiting up for John Thompson III (or his successor).

I used to work in the same division at NCR with Steve Lawrence. His department had to put his desk on blocks in order for him to get his knees under the desk. Steve rode his bike to work. One morning a lady driver struck Steve on his bike. I think the lady was startled by his size on the bike. How could you miss him on a bike on the road? I've met big guys and shook hands with a lot of big guys including, nowitski, diop, ostertag, gilmore and others and Steve was very tall. I believe they listed him at 6'10" in college but Steve was very tall. I believe that he is a 7 footer.Posted via Mobile Device

Sarasota Riverview rising junior shooting guard A.J. Caldwell, a four-star (of five) recruit by Florida Hoops who is ranked 25th in the state in the class of 2017.

"It's still early," said Caldwell, who has interest from Miami, Virginia Tech, Dayton, Davidson and Marshall. "(But) I like the atmosphere here. I've been to a couple games. (FGCU) is definitely in consideration."

Zach Kent is going to continue to draw high-major attention: Kent, a member of the Class of 2017, did not enter the weekend with much hype, considering he plays in a program — Delaware’s We-R1 — where he may not even be a top five front court player. But the 6-foot-10 Kent was terrific all weekend, stepping out on the perimeter to hit jumpers and taking apart defenses with his ability to pass the ball out of the high post. He’s slender and he needs to be stronger and more physical in the paint, but he’s got a frame that he can add strength to and a bit of a mean streak in his game.

Kent listed offers from La Salle, St. Joseph’s and Dayton but added that he had been getting some interest from Purdue, Notre Dame and Maryland.

LaSalle

LA SALLE
In 1863, La Salle University was established through the legacy of St. John Baptist de La Salle and the Christian Brothers teaching order, which De La Salle founded 300 years ago. Located in Philadelphia, La Salle is an educational community shaped by traditional Catholic and Lasallian values. La Salle's main campus is an ideal place for students to pursue an education. The 130-acre park-like setting includes 54 buildings and is located approximately six miles from Center City Philadelphia. The University can accommodate 2,114 resident students in its 12 residence halls, two apartment complexes, and 75 townhouses. Fellow members of the A10 Conference. Nickname is the Explorers. Notable athletes include Tom Gola and Lionel Simmons.

Zach Kent is going to continue to draw high-major attention: Kent, a member of the Class of 2017, did not enter the weekend with much hype, considering he plays in a program — Delaware’s We-R1 — where he may not even be a top five front court player. But the 6-foot-10 Kent was terrific all weekend, stepping out on the perimeter to hit jumpers and taking apart defenses with his ability to pass the ball out of the high post. He’s slender and he needs to be stronger and more physical in the paint, but he’s got a frame that he can add strength to and a bit of a mean streak in his game.

Kent listed offers from La Salle, St. Joseph’s and Dayton but added that he had been getting some interest from Purdue, Notre Dame and Maryland.

"It’s not hard to see him collecting offers from top 25 programs by the time his high school career is done."

Hamilton Heights announced today that Abu Kigab, the North Pole Hoops #1 ranked player in the class of 2017 will be transferring to the Hawks program for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Kigab, ranked #2 by Hoops Hype Canada in the 2017 class, is a 6-foot-6-inch guard playing for Adidas UPLAY Canada on the grass roots circuit. . .
Kigab has received an offer from Virginia Tech of the ACC conference, and is being heavily courted by Tennessee, Oregon, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Nebraska, Louisville, and Dayton.

Not many offers yet, but appears to be on the D1 radar. He is 5'9", and 5'10" with the hair.
Sounds like he is not a goof shooter. May have a game like that other kid we had, whose name escapes me, transferred out to WVU.

Tyler Foster has committed to Georgetown. Andre Rafus would be a good get. Keith Williams sounds really good as well. Anymore, I feel that anyone Archie offers could eventually blow up because of his eye for talent!

Typical Archie target. We've seen it before with Devin and Devon and Dayshon and Dyshawn. Archie's MO is to get guys who are interchangeable in terms of position, so interchangeable in fact that they have basically the same name. I'm sure he's on the recruiting trail as we speak -- having given up all hope of finding another Xeyrius -- but desperately trying to find another Steve, a Daryl/Darrell, a Ryan, a Charles, a John, a Josh, a Williams or maybe -- the ultimate prize -- a Sam Miller. If Archie had been here for Chris Wright, you better believe he would have gotten AT LEAST two Chris Wrights.

Chris Wright

CHRIS WRIGHT
6-8 225lb | Trotwood Madison, HS (OH)

A10 All Rookie Team. Preseason 2008 2nd Team All A10. Member of the UD Flight Club with a 40+ inch vertical leap. Consensus Top-75 national recruit. Uncle is former Flyer J.D. Grigsby. Nickname is Top Flyght.

Man, I really would've loved to have had the other Chris Wright too. The Wright brothers in Dayton would have been just too perfect.

Chris Wright

CHRIS WRIGHT
6-8 225lb | Trotwood Madison, HS (OH)

A10 All Rookie Team. Preseason 2008 2nd Team All A10. Member of the UD Flight Club with a 40+ inch vertical leap. Consensus Top-75 national recruit. Uncle is former Flyer J.D. Grigsby. Nickname is Top Flyght.

Simeon....sounds vaguely familiar. I think Dayton once signed a freight train from there. The KP Express, I believe. Yeah, that kid, the one you either get out of the way of and let him dunk or else you get flattened.....

Is 2017 the most important recruiting class in Dayton History? We will be replacing one of (if not) the best senior class is UD history (Scooch, KD, Cooke, Pollard). We should be coming off 4 straight NCAA tournament appearances (hopefully). The 2017 recruiting class will either continue to elevate this program or we will take a step back. I trust Archie to find the right pieces.

Joe Henricksen @joehoopsreport
#Dayton head coach Archie Miller & assistant Tom Ostrom make trip in to see Simeon-Collins game & to watch PG Evan Gilyard once again ...

Here is a good video of Evan Gilyard...not sure when it was shot. Check out the steal and double-clutch shot. He is quite magical with his ball handling, though he does a lot of one-hand passes, of which I am not a fan.

Here is a good video of Evan Gilyard...not sure when it was shot. Check out the steal and double-clutch shot. He is quite magical with his ball handling, though he does a lot of one-hand passes, of which I am not a fan.

Is 2017 the most important recruiting class in Dayton History? We will be replacing one of (if not) the best senior class is UD history (Scooch, KD, Cooke, Pollard). We should be coming off 4 straight NCAA tournament appearances (hopefully). The 2017 recruiting class will either continue to elevate this program or we will take a step back. I trust Archie to find the right pieces.

I hope the combination of Cunningham, Big Steve, Crosby, Miller, X, Landers and Mikesell will continue to elevate this program when those guys graduate.

Kid's obviously a player, but I'm not sure I liked him bouncing the ball off of his defender's face. It's one thing to throw it off the back of someone on an out-of-bounds play; quite another to possibly injure an opponent.

All that said, there's a lot there to like. His shot is a bit unconventional; he shoots from the chest. Kind of reminds me of the UMass point guard, Trey Davis.

Massachusetts

MASSACHUSETTS
UMass Amherst, the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system, sits on nearly 1,450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, 90 miles from Boston and 175 miles from New York City. The campus provides a rich cultural environment in a rural setting close to major urban centers. UMass enrolls over 20,000 undergraduates and 5,000 post-grad students. Fellow members of the A10 Conference. Nickname is the Minutemen. Women's teams known as the Minutewomen. Sports achievements include NCAA Final Four appearances in men's basketball and women's soccer.

Kid's obviously a player, but I'm not sure I liked him bouncing the ball off of his defender's face. It's one thing to throw it off the back of someone on an out-of-bounds play; quite another to possibly injure an opponent.

All that said, there's a lot there to like. His shot is a bit unconventional; he shoots from the chest. Kind of reminds me of the UMass point guard, Trey Davis.

I saw that bounce off the face as well. I wasn't sure if it were intentional or accidental.

Kid's obviously a player, but I'm not sure I liked him bouncing the ball off of his defender's face. It's one thing to throw it off the back of someone on an out-of-bounds play; quite another to possibly injure an opponent.

When Chris Mack and Jim Crews see this highlight, they will immediately extend offers.

Kid's obviously a player, but I'm not sure I liked him bouncing the ball off of his defender's face. It's one thing to throw it off the back of someone on an out-of-bounds play; quite another to possibly injure an opponent.

All that said, there's a lot there to like. His shot is a bit unconventional; he shoots from the chest. Kind of reminds me of the UMass point guard, Trey Davis.

I'm sure that if he tried that crap with the Flyers. AM would have him by the short hairs in a NY minute.

And then there was Brandon Spearman. That may have left a lingering bad taste at Simeon. Would be curious to hear what KP thinks of that situation.

Spearman was a Brian Gregory recruit. Kendall Pollard was an Archie recruit. So I'm not sure why any feelings would be left over from an old regime, particularly with the way Pollard has blossomed as a player at Dayton.

Brian Gregory

BRIAN GREGORY
UD Men's Basketball Head Coach since 2004. Groomed by the likes of Judd Heathcoate and Tom Izzo at Michigan State, as well as Kevin O'Neill and others, Gregory's defensive-minded leadership has led Dayton to NCAA and multiple NIT appearances. A good recruiter, BG has elevated the athleticism of the squad in recent years and kept top area talent at home. Still looking for that breakthrough season with his own players that catapult him to the NCAA tourney. Graduated from Oakland University.

If I was the Simeon coach and I encouraged Spearman to go to Dayton, I would be pi*sed at whatever it was that caused him to leave UD in such a huff after one season with the program in turmoil. In fact that whole season ended in a hot mess with Staten, Gregory, Spearman, Searcy, all leaving with bad Kodak memories.

Maybe that coach isn't there anymore. Oh wait, this just in, Robert Smith is still there. Now, does he still recall what happened? Who knows? I don't know why he wouldn't.

Brian Gregory

BRIAN GREGORY
UD Men's Basketball Head Coach since 2004. Groomed by the likes of Judd Heathcoate and Tom Izzo at Michigan State, as well as Kevin O'Neill and others, Gregory's defensive-minded leadership has led Dayton to NCAA and multiple NIT appearances. A good recruiter, BG has elevated the athleticism of the squad in recent years and kept top area talent at home. Still looking for that breakthrough season with his own players that catapult him to the NCAA tourney. Graduated from Oakland University.

Staten, Spearman, and the next year, Hill were the transfers from that class. Devin Searcy played four years and graduated from UD with Chris Wright. Brandon Spearman transferred to Hawaii and played two years there. He graduated and didn't use his last year of eligibility. I remember when UD went to Maui seeing tweets from Brandon (probably retweeted by Oliver) welcoming the Flyers to the islands. I don't know why Spearman left, but I always thought it was the influence of his roommate, Staten.

A10 All Rookie Team. Preseason 2008 2nd Team All A10. Member of the UD Flight Club with a 40+ inch vertical leap. Consensus Top-75 national recruit. Uncle is former Flyer J.D. Grigsby. Nickname is Top Flyght.

Yeah he was not pleased with his PT. He told me once "I just wish that they would let me show them what I can do."

I'm sure PT was part of it, but I have a feeling "scheme" was part of it, too. After Waleskowski & Finn graduated, BG's offense (if you want to call it that) never put much emphasis on feeding the post. And Searcy, at 6'10" and 225 lbs., was a post-up guy not a slasher, so his skills didn't mesh with BG's offensive scheme. On the court, it was a match made in, well, not Heaven.Posted via Mobile Device

Need Rollo's help here, but I thought we had this discussion before and there is no more "palming" call in basketball. There is a "carrying" call. Help.

'Palming' and 'carrying' are similar violations with 1 subtle difference...

Carrying means you're also moving forward...you can't carry if you're stationary. Palming can be done while stationary, but in most cases all you're going to see as a fan, coach or player is the mechanic.

At this point I'll let my good friend Clayton dispute my explanation.

Clayton...the stage is yours!

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Bad situation here at Gahanna. Pick Central's Sterling Manley down on the floor with a gruesome leg injury. 1 of the best kids u will meet.

Sounds pretty serious .... from this mornings Columbus Dogpatch:

"The Tigers withstood an emotional jolt when 6-9 center Sterling Manley suffered a serious leg injury in the second quarter, resulting in the 20-minute delay while paramedics came on to the scene and transported him to a hospital. Manley already had missed the first six games after surgery for a broken tibia."

I don't really follow the prospects that aren't big time we're chasing/already verbal...... So Landers is next year/2016, Manley is 2017/two years from now? In other words he is a Junior in HS? What's his weight? is he a 3/4 or a 4/5? Thanks

Yeah he was not pleased with his PT. He told me once "I just wish that they would let me show them what I can do."

Originally Posted by T-Bone 84

I'm sure PT was part of it, but I have a feeling "scheme" was part of it, too. After Waleskowski & Finn graduated, BG's offense (if you want to call it that) never put much emphasis on feeding the post. And Searcy, at 6'10" and 225 lbs., was a post-up guy not a slasher, so his skills didn't mesh with BG's offensive scheme. On the court, it was a match made in, well, not Heaven.Posted via Mobile Device

I always felt like Searcy had some very reasonable post moves but it looked like every time he touched the ball he thought "I better shoot it, I may not receive another pass in the post for a few games" so he took some bad shots. He got screwed by BG's offense. If BG was smarter with his offense we could have taken advantage of his skills more.

Devin Searcy made the worst inbounds pass I have ever seen in the Arena or otherwise. He was on baseline and the other team was applying full court pressure. He threw the ball long like someone was supposed to be there, but it just bounced into the student section and the opponent got the ball under their own basket.